I’m so late but as a season book holder I’m very concerned about our offensive play calling directly pointing at this year. Everyone in the SWaC knew what play we were running on first down. Each game was the same thing. It’s crippling our young men and I expect better from our star studded coaches. We have an awesome squad and a great group of coaches that have played the game most at a high level. We can do better guys. Let’s get it together for the upcoming season.
First and Foremost...RIP Doc. Here was a great guy and a legend in his own right. I believe what you are describing or speaking towards is Brand Erosion. It can happen over a period of time, or in a short amount of time in business. It can be a specific factor or numerous factors to contribute to that. I'll continue to be patient as I watch this off season. You can't help but notice or acknowledge, that it's somewhat reminiscent of last off season, where it kind of stalled out, it was quiet and you ended up getting the class you got. I brushed that off to a transition in staffs, and eventually Coach Graves being re-hired. Southern is offering opportunities, but outside of a commitment from an OL on the JUCO level, and 3 HS players, there's no traction. Yes you have JSU, FAM & Alcorn making moves. Rightfully so. JSU is in a renaissance period currently, so I can understand the "shininess" gleaming off that new toy that people are interested in - THE BRAND. FAM still has recent title to tout, along with exceeding in recruiting their pipeline and connections to other programs in the state. Alcorn being more active this offseason than Southern is an eye opener. They're getting commitments. We also have to keep in mind, commitments change, get flipped or someone will slide in the DMs for a more enticing opportunity. Which is a double edged sword. The climate of recruiting has changed. With that, you have to be able to adapt and change along with it, if you're looking for different results, especially outside of the results you've been getting. If the goal is to dominate, and win championships - you're going to have to elevate yourself to that same level as your adversary. You cant continue to run by the same motto of doing things your way, when your way has not been successful from a SWAC perspective in going on 12 years now, and on a National level 22 years. Doing things that way, you either overachieve if things fall your way, or you never make it out of conference to Atlanta, if you're fortunate to win your division. Sometimes we have to be honest with ourselves for those involved and figure out ways of not just bettering ourselves on the field, but how do we upgrade ourselves in other facets? Those on the sidelines. Those in the field house offices. Those on the boards. Do we have a NIL Collective and initiative that we can expand alumni and supporters? - And there's ways you can economically do that. That's if you truly want to see a difference, and get back to what the vision of the brand once was. As we see, in 2025...we can't move like it's 1995. If we want the product on the field to evolve, the minds have to evolve also, and that doesn't always mean an older or more seasoned mind is better suit. Or a mind with ties. Or a mind that's been around for quite some time. Everyone can continue to learn, especially in this constantly changing environment and era. More people out tailgating Vs in the stadium is telling me that a product you're selling, isn't appealing. What's making them feel that way? Has it been overachieving? Not having a bonafide QB to get behind? Is it the staff? Is the marketing running at an optimum level? Do you have a consortium to push online marketing? Are they just not sold and rather connect and have a good time outside in the parking lot. When groups start forming like that, and the product and brand continues down the road it's been on...those groups outside will either get bigger, or they'll stop showing up all together. All of that, along with what appears to be hesitation to commitments is something to not take lightly. It seems like those areas are trending in the wrong direction. I'ma continue to observe and support. But we cant simply expect to get different results, doing the same thing. Especially when you're adversaries are proactively working to upgrade, and retool, and not just look fore replacements or the "best of the rest." Peace and Salute Coach! #GeauxJags
Entire SWAC is different these days. Lot of these players are going to PWIs. That’s one of the biggest issues and how the number of “great” players to get decrease from jump street. I’m blue/white through and through but would still love to see the entire SWAC get more of these players. But also as someone mentioned, alumni/fans’ support can put in motion some changes
As a JSU Alum, I look across the SWAC, Defensively SU is there. Offensively I dont know what they want to do. Identity, Grabbing a good player is not enough. No secret, Coach TC wants a big ass OL, 6'3 WR that are fast. We running to wear down the defense then unleash the wr
Great video and commentary, fella. Keep up the good work, Bruh.. I think Graves has laid a foundation to grow on, at Southern. Hopefully the fan base and alumni will support him and help better the program. JSU didn’t get where it is (now) overnight, so there no quick fixes. I think SU Athletic administration needs to make contractual commitments to Graves so he can build his staff and then the recruiting will come as kids see there’s stability there. Not sure what happened with Odums and we see what happened with Dooley. Don’t k ow whether they weren’t good hires or if the relationship with administration soured over time but it’s been clear that this isn’t the Southern of old.. But things can certainly improve. Winning will always grease the wheels so the train keeps moving forward. Good look to Graves and the Jags next season 👍🏾 ~~ from a True Blue JSU Tiger
@@tmade90 Thank you so much, I appreciate your kind words. Much credit to Coach Graves and his staff, he has definitely laid a solid foundation to build on. If he wins the fanbase will definitely support, but in my opinion there are more people tailgating in the parking than inside of AW Mumford stadium on Saturday nights. That has to change! I understand JSU didn’t get to where they are overnight; however, Southern hasn’t won a SWAC championship since 2013. I don’t know how patient Jaguar Nation is going to be. I’m not saying there will be a demand for a SWAC championship next season but Coach Graves and staff won’t be allowed to take baby steps to reach their goals. Even with the way the football team overachieved this season, a good portion of Jaguar Nation isn’t happy with the leadership in the athletic department. Alcorn State is what really happened to Coach Odums. The fanbase wasn’t happy with constantly losing to one of their biggest rivals (especially in the 2019 SWAC championship game) and Jason Rollins was only a temporary HC. From what I understand once JSU started having success with Deion, Southern wanted Marshall Faulk to counter that but after the NFL Network scandal Eric Dooley was a pivot. I was never a fan of the Dooley hire (especially the way they bought him in). Coach Graves and his staff have a golden opportunity in front of them; however, they have to continue to build upon last season. Winning definitely cures all but when the winning stops all the problems are revealed. Ask Coach O about the end of his time at LSU. Peace and blessings!!!!!
They do a good job in high school recruiting but lag way behind in getting transfers, specifically bounce back kids in the state. In this day and age,.you can not wait 3 years for guys to mature..
@@reginaldbowens6407 I agree 100%. They need to get more big time players through the transfer portal, but from I understand they don’t have the NIL money to compete.
Marketing Southern University as a brand is a start, recruiting, recruiting, recruiting, SWAC schools fall asleep at the wheel of not dipping in the transfer portal! Also, you have to run a campaign like Jackson State by 40 campaign they need to raise money to start a collective i.e. the Southern University Jaguar Fund where alumni can donate $40 a month to fund Southern University Athletics Football to help recruit talent! Don't focus on what other schools are doing Louisiana has talent they need a team that travel the entire state and Texas dedicated looking for talent. This is a new age of college football now a lot has changed in the last 2-3 years you have to be competitive in this current market you won't last if the moneys not there, fans don't come to the games, and you don't donate. It's hard work and support from everybody including the fans!
Southern has to market themselves. Give people a reason to "COME TO SOUTHERN"....J State just got that boy from Valley...A complete monster!! He is Good!! why didn't he consider SU??? What can be done to make these kids come our way.....
@@bobbyharris3426 I shouldn’t have to tell them that because they know that. The program ate from recruiting that area for years. They clearly know that!
Is SU worried about the hire at PV or that TxSU probably should have won last season. Any worries that someone like Givens might want to hop over to JSU?
I don’t think they should be worried about any other teams. The only reason I mentioned JSU is because they are the benchmark at this point. Givens jumped in the portal last year and ended up coming back and Jordan Lewis did the same thing prior to him (and came back). I think it’s in his best interest to stay at Southern and have an even better season his final season, so he gives himself the best opportunity to make it to the NFL and succeed.
Southern recruiting issues is because of the coaching our coaching staff is mediocre at best its going to be hard to get high end talent in with a old mediocre staff and a head coach that not big on getting players out the portal Southern whole football program is in shambles because of coaching and administration
@@coach67sportstv What is southern recruiting budget looking and do they have clear way for potential prospect to be able to contact the school? I know my home time HBCU has a very small recruiting budget and had at least one recruit telling me it was hard to get in contact with team through social media (the advice I gave the recruit was to email or call one of the coaches because I know the football team does not handle the social media directly for the team).
Listen Southern, yall not terrible. But SOMEBODY need to take charge and raising some NIL money. Yall gotta band together and raise money. School won’t do it? Then yall do it.
So, @GinaLeCroix-rc5qe are you saying that JSU has a sizable amount of NIL funds? I'm not disagreeing with you but I was wondering how JSU is able to do such a good job at recruiting now. Note: The JSU dominance is a fairly recent thing. Alcorn was the best team in the SWAC after we let Pete Richardson go.
Absolutely not the Deion effect when TC was left with 29 players once Deion left. This is the TC and Coaching Staff effect. TC's staff recruit their butts off and they are well connected. Your LB coach is from Baylor and his brother is the DC for the Baltimore Ravens. Your DL coach is from the Florida Gators. Your DE/ST Coach was a state championship DC in Mississippi who recruits the hell out of the state. Your DB and other DL coach along with your DC are very young guys who can relate. These kids are influenced by these younger knowledgeable and relatable coaches. TC, Coach Riddley and our OL coach are a little older but still young and relatable as well. Deion was there for facility upgrades but these were already in the plan before they hired him. The proof is in the video on RUclips where they took him on a tour of the proposed upgrades before he was hired. Deion brought more light to JSU for sure and more players know about us but this is definitely this coaching staff along with NIL and fundraising efforts that is making a huge difference in Jackson. I don't see Jackson falling off. Don't bet on that happening.
@ real talk. I saw it in the game vs BYU. No hate because I was pulling for CU but the trenches and game plan was finesse like it was when he was here.
it's the scheme man . When I watch the 1st half of the SWAC Championship we finally competed with JSU. I always knew we could compete with them. Yall acting like JSU was dominant AF, it took Willie Simmons to leave for them to get back on top. Lets not forget that shit! What made JSU good this year (besides Willie leaving) is they have great play callers and schemes to open guys up. SU only runs a plain jane offense. Nothing creative, long ass routes that take too long to develop and just basic run plays up the middle. What made Willie Simmons great when he was at FAMU was his offensive scheme and he had an average QBs the entire time. SU had great skilled players (Kobe Dillion, Kendric Rhymes, Chandler Whitfield and few others) that aren't being used correctly. I think I saw a few passes thrown to Kobe or Kendric out the back field this year like normal college teams do to put their skill guys in space. I said it to my home boy at the SWAC Championship game that if we threw the ball to RBs out the back field it would have neutralize JSU rush because all they was doing was hogging the line and blitzing. If I can see that, how the coaches don't? When we had Ladarius Skelton at QB we was successful AF. A running QB who could throw when need be. All this drop back shit with long developing plays is stupid.
I’m so late but as a season book holder I’m very concerned about our offensive play calling directly pointing at this year. Everyone in the SWaC knew what play we were running on first down. Each game was the same thing. It’s crippling our young men and I expect better from our star studded coaches. We have an awesome squad and a great group of coaches that have played the game most at a high level. We can do better guys. Let’s get it together for the upcoming season.
@@MRAndre225 CWells and I talked about that last night on @SWACTalk.
First and Foremost...RIP Doc. Here was a great guy and a legend in his own right.
I believe what you are describing or speaking towards is Brand Erosion. It can happen over a period of time, or in a short amount of time in business. It can be a specific factor or numerous factors to contribute to that. I'll continue to be patient as I watch this off season. You can't help but notice or acknowledge, that it's somewhat reminiscent of last off season, where it kind of stalled out, it was quiet and you ended up getting the class you got. I brushed that off to a transition in staffs, and eventually Coach Graves being re-hired. Southern is offering opportunities, but outside of a commitment from an OL on the JUCO level, and 3 HS players, there's no traction. Yes you have JSU, FAM & Alcorn making moves. Rightfully so. JSU is in a renaissance period currently, so I can understand the "shininess" gleaming off that new toy that people are interested in - THE BRAND. FAM still has recent title to tout, along with exceeding in recruiting their pipeline and connections to other programs in the state. Alcorn being more active this offseason than Southern is an eye opener. They're getting commitments. We also have to keep in mind, commitments change, get flipped or someone will slide in the DMs for a more enticing opportunity. Which is a double edged sword.
The climate of recruiting has changed. With that, you have to be able to adapt and change along with it, if you're looking for different results, especially outside of the results you've been getting. If the goal is to dominate, and win championships - you're going to have to elevate yourself to that same level as your adversary. You cant continue to run by the same motto of doing things your way, when your way has not been successful from a SWAC perspective in going on 12 years now, and on a National level 22 years. Doing things that way, you either overachieve if things fall your way, or you never make it out of conference to Atlanta, if you're fortunate to win your division. Sometimes we have to be honest with ourselves for those involved and figure out ways of not just bettering ourselves on the field, but how do we upgrade ourselves in other facets? Those on the sidelines. Those in the field house offices. Those on the boards. Do we have a NIL Collective and initiative that we can expand alumni and supporters? - And there's ways you can economically do that. That's if you truly want to see a difference, and get back to what the vision of the brand once was. As we see, in 2025...we can't move like it's 1995. If we want the product on the field to evolve, the minds have to evolve also, and that doesn't always mean an older or more seasoned mind is better suit. Or a mind with ties. Or a mind that's been around for quite some time. Everyone can continue to learn, especially in this constantly changing environment and era.
More people out tailgating Vs in the stadium is telling me that a product you're selling, isn't appealing. What's making them feel that way? Has it been overachieving? Not having a bonafide QB to get behind? Is it the staff? Is the marketing running at an optimum level? Do you have a consortium to push online marketing? Are they just not sold and rather connect and have a good time outside in the parking lot. When groups start forming like that, and the product and brand continues down the road it's been on...those groups outside will either get bigger, or they'll stop showing up all together. All of that, along with what appears to be hesitation to commitments is something to not take lightly. It seems like those areas are trending in the wrong direction.
I'ma continue to observe and support. But we cant simply expect to get different results, doing the same thing. Especially when you're adversaries are proactively working to upgrade, and retool, and not just look fore replacements or the "best of the rest."
Peace and Salute Coach!
#GeauxJags
It's gone take a while for SU to come close to surpassing JSU
@@SonicBoomC98 JSU getting a lot of great guys out the portal
😂😂😂😂😂 surpass jackson state
I guess Southern feels the same way, because they are clearly taking a slow approach to recruiting.
@@coach67sportstv we'll be fine this season.
@desmondallen7585 I hope so!
Entire SWAC is different these days. Lot of these players are going to PWIs. That’s one of the biggest issues and how the number of “great” players to get decrease from jump street. I’m blue/white through and through but would still love to see the entire SWAC get more of these players. But also as someone mentioned, alumni/fans’ support can put in motion some changes
@@Serene-t1b I totally agree. The quality of talent across the SWAC isn't what it used to be.
As a JSU Alum, I look across the SWAC, Defensively SU is there. Offensively I dont know what they want to do. Identity, Grabbing a good player is not enough. No secret, Coach TC wants a big ass OL, 6'3 WR that are fast. We running to wear down the defense then unleash the wr
@UMG-b3r I agree in regards to Southern's offense and defense. The offense definitely needs to get better!
Great video and commentary, fella. Keep up the good work, Bruh..
I think Graves has laid a foundation to grow on, at Southern. Hopefully the fan base and alumni will support him and help better the program.
JSU didn’t get where it is (now) overnight, so there no quick fixes.
I think SU Athletic administration needs to make contractual commitments to Graves so he can build his staff and then the recruiting will come as kids see there’s stability there.
Not sure what happened with Odums and we see what happened with Dooley. Don’t k ow whether they weren’t good hires or if the relationship with administration soured over time but it’s been clear that this isn’t the Southern of old..
But things can certainly improve. Winning will always grease the wheels so the train keeps moving forward.
Good look to Graves and the Jags next season 👍🏾
~~ from a True Blue JSU Tiger
I'm from the folks in Baton Rouge that it's major problems under the rug. Many alums and fans not happy.
@@tmade90 Thank you so much, I appreciate your kind words. Much credit to Coach Graves and his staff, he has definitely laid a solid foundation to build on. If he wins the fanbase will definitely support, but in my opinion there are more people tailgating in the parking than inside of AW Mumford stadium on Saturday nights. That has to change!
I understand JSU didn’t get to where they are overnight; however, Southern hasn’t won a SWAC championship since 2013. I don’t know how patient Jaguar Nation is going to be. I’m not saying there will be a demand for a SWAC championship next season but Coach Graves and staff won’t be allowed to take baby steps to reach their goals.
Even with the way the football team overachieved this season, a good portion of Jaguar Nation isn’t happy with the leadership in the athletic department.
Alcorn State is what really happened to Coach Odums. The fanbase wasn’t happy with constantly losing to one of their biggest rivals (especially in the 2019 SWAC championship game) and Jason Rollins was only a temporary HC. From what I understand once JSU started having success with Deion, Southern wanted Marshall Faulk to counter that but after the NFL Network scandal Eric Dooley was a pivot. I was never a fan of the Dooley hire (especially the way they bought him in).
Coach Graves and his staff have a golden opportunity in front of them; however, they have to continue to build upon last season.
Winning definitely cures all but when the winning stops all the problems are revealed. Ask Coach O about the end of his time at LSU.
Peace and blessings!!!!!
@@ceojob1602 Unfortunately, I agree.
SU should focus on Stacking a solid QB roster. Teams with a poor QB roster cannot survive.
They do a good job in high school recruiting but lag way behind in getting transfers, specifically bounce back kids in the state. In this day and age,.you can not wait 3 years for guys to mature..
@@reginaldbowens6407 I agree 100%. They need to get more big time players through the transfer portal, but from I understand they don’t have the NIL money to compete.
Marketing Southern University as a brand is a start, recruiting, recruiting, recruiting, SWAC schools fall asleep at the wheel of not dipping in the transfer portal! Also, you have to run a campaign like Jackson State by 40 campaign they need to raise money to start a collective i.e. the Southern University Jaguar Fund where alumni can donate $40 a month to fund Southern University Athletics Football to help recruit talent! Don't focus on what other schools are doing Louisiana has talent they need a team that travel the entire state and Texas dedicated looking for talent. This is a new age of college football now a lot has changed in the last 2-3 years you have to be competitive in this current market you won't last if the moneys not there, fans don't come to the games, and you don't donate. It's hard work and support from everybody including the fans!
@@jdmoney86 That’s a great point!
Southern has to market themselves. Give people a reason to "COME TO SOUTHERN"....J State just got that boy from Valley...A complete monster!! He is Good!! why didn't he consider SU??? What can be done to make these kids come our way.....
@@Kkpsi10hh04 That’s what I have been wondering. They definitely need a drawing card!
Cuz why would he leave MS nicca?
No money . Recruiting budget needs to increase
@@anthonyrobinson624 I agree!
THEE JSU ARE THEE STANDARD 💙 THEEILOVE
Tell Southern University to come I-10 west they got a lot of prospects out there
@@bobbyharris3426 I shouldn’t have to tell them that because they know that. The program ate from recruiting that area for years. They clearly know that!
@@coach67sportstvAcadiana area have alot players
Is SU worried about the hire at PV or that TxSU probably should have won last season. Any worries that someone like Givens might want to hop over to JSU?
I don’t think they should be worried about any other teams. The only reason I mentioned JSU is because they are the benchmark at this point. Givens jumped in the portal last year and ended up coming back and Jordan Lewis did the same thing prior to him (and came back). I think it’s in his best interest to stay at Southern and have an even better season his final season, so he gives himself the best opportunity to make it to the NFL and succeed.
Southern recruiting issues is because of the coaching our coaching staff is mediocre at best its going to be hard to get high end talent in with a old mediocre staff and a head coach that not big on getting players out the portal Southern whole football program is in shambles because of coaching and administration
@@blackwater8417 Peace and blessings!
#LDBC in the building!
Already!!!!!
THEE COACH TC TAYLOR 💙 THEEILOVE
It does not have a recruiting specialist
@@kavery3410 if you a great coach you develop talent
I kind of figured they didn’t. They don’t need one to get elite level talent.
@@coach67sportstv What is southern recruiting budget looking and do they have clear way for potential prospect to be able to contact the school? I know my home time HBCU has a very small recruiting budget and had at least one recruit telling me it was hard to get in contact with team through social media (the advice I gave the recruit was to email or call one of the coaches because I know the football team does not handle the social media directly for the team).
You need money to hire one or two.
Coach I got a picture to show you for this video. First hand evidence. And it needs to get to the coaches bc it’s awful why this is even happening.
@@Kmb.Treyyy WOW!
Listen Southern, yall not terrible. But SOMEBODY need to take charge and raising some NIL money. Yall gotta band together and raise money. School won’t do it? Then yall do it.
I agree but that’s easier said than done!
So, @GinaLeCroix-rc5qe are you saying that JSU has a sizable amount of NIL funds? I'm not disagreeing with you but I was wondering how JSU is able to do such a good job at recruiting now. Note: The JSU dominance is a fairly recent thing. Alcorn was the best team in the SWAC after we let Pete Richardson go.
JSU recruits will fall off soon still the Deion affect
@@alfredorundell1989 Time will tell.
Absolutely not the Deion effect when TC was left with 29 players once Deion left. This is the TC and Coaching Staff effect. TC's staff recruit their butts off and they are well connected. Your LB coach is from Baylor and his brother is the DC for the Baltimore Ravens. Your DL coach is from the Florida Gators. Your DE/ST Coach was a state championship DC in Mississippi who recruits the hell out of the state. Your DB and other DL coach along with your DC are very young guys who can relate. These kids are influenced by these younger knowledgeable and relatable coaches. TC, Coach Riddley and our OL coach are a little older but still young and relatable as well. Deion was there for facility upgrades but these were already in the plan before they hired him. The proof is in the video on RUclips where they took him on a tour of the proposed upgrades before he was hired. Deion brought more light to JSU for sure and more players know about us but this is definitely this coaching staff along with NIL and fundraising efforts that is making a huge difference in Jackson. I don't see Jackson falling off. Don't bet on that happening.
@psmoove06 Honestly, the line play up front on both sides of the football is much better now than at any point under Deion.
@ real talk. I saw it in the game vs BYU. No hate because I was pulling for CU but the trenches and game plan was finesse like it was when he was here.
@psmoove06 Facts!
it's the scheme man . When I watch the 1st half of the SWAC Championship we finally competed with JSU. I always knew we could compete with them. Yall acting like JSU was dominant AF, it took Willie Simmons to leave for them to get back on top. Lets not forget that shit! What made JSU good this year (besides Willie leaving) is they have great play callers and schemes to open guys up. SU only runs a plain jane offense. Nothing creative, long ass routes that take too long to develop and just basic run plays up the middle. What made Willie Simmons great when he was at FAMU was his offensive scheme and he had an average QBs the entire time. SU had great skilled players (Kobe Dillion, Kendric Rhymes, Chandler Whitfield and few others) that aren't being used correctly. I think I saw a few passes thrown to Kobe or Kendric out the back field this year like normal college teams do to put their skill guys in space. I said it to my home boy at the SWAC Championship game that if we threw the ball to RBs out the back field it would have neutralize JSU rush because all they was doing was hogging the line and blitzing. If I can see that, how the coaches don't? When we had Ladarius Skelton at QB we was successful AF. A running QB who could throw when need be. All this drop back shit with long developing plays is stupid.
We was successful to and extent Skeleton was trash too smh ! Southern has never had a true dawg ass QB smh maybe Dray Joseph erbody else mediocre!
@@DirtyWaterMiss A lot of this I already said in previous videos.